ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a theater of the Seven Years’ War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The French and Indian War was the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years’ War.

Detailed explanation-3: -However, some Indian tribes allied with the British, including the Iroquois Confederacy (made up of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora people) along with some other tribes. Though the war seesawed back and forth, the British were ultimately victorious and defeated the French.

Detailed explanation-4: -The French and Indian War between Britain and France was part of a proto-World War, with conflict in Europe and North America, that set the stage for the American Revolution. The French and Indian War (1754-63) was part of the larger Seven Years’ War between France and England that some consider a proto-World War.

Detailed explanation-5: -What was the main cause of the French and Indian War? The French and Indian War began over the specific issue of whether the upper Ohio River valley was a part of the British Empire, and therefore open for trade and settlement by Virginians and Pennsylvanians, or part of the French Empire.